Boeing Hauled into Court Tomorrow Re: Alaska Flight 1282 Fiasco
A King County Superior Court judge will hear argument on Friday, October 31, 2025, on a summary judgment motion that seeks to hold Boeing liable for failure to secure the left mid-exit door plug in the 737-9 MAX aircraft, flown by Alaska Airlines as Flight 1282. The door plug detached mid-flight, causing...
What the Cardi B Trial Teaches Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Not to Do
Has everyone been watching the Cardi B v. Emani Ellis trial? Every day, there’s been an entertaining new viral clip. Cardi B. and Ellis met in 2018 in the hallway of a medical office where Ellis was employed. Cardi B, pregnant at the time, was on her way to see her obstetrician...
Stritmatter Law Resolves Landmark Case with King County Over Dog Mauling of Jogger in 2022
Following a landmark decision from the Court on July 22, 2025, where the Court found the County had a duty to protect the community from dangerous animals living on a squatter property in unincorporated Auburn, King County has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a jogger who was mauled by dogs...
14 Stritmatter Attorneys Selected to 2025 Super Lawyers
We are proud to announce that 14 Stritmatter Law attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2025. Karen Koehler once again earned a spot on the Top 50 Women and Top 100 Overall lists, an honor reserved for the very best in the profession.
Ray Kahler & Melanie Nguyen in Trial News: Grays Harbor County Jury Finds Negligence, Failure to Provide Informed Consent in Peyronie’s Disease Trial
In a recent feature for Trial News, Stritmatter Law attorneys Ray Kahler and Melanie Nguyen share the story of a complex medical negligence case involving Peyronie’s Disease. The eight-day trial resulted in a $1.575 million verdict after a jury found that the defendant urologist was both negligent and failed...
NTSB Fails to Address Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Pressure Warnings Before Door Plug Blowout
SEATTLE, WA – June 24, 2025 - Today’s NTSB hearing on the Alaska Flight 1282 in-flight door mid-exit plug blowout did not fully answer important questions about what the airline may have known before then. The NTSB concludes that a Cabin Pressure Controller warning light microchip caused multiple warnings because it...
Melanie Nguyen in Bar News: Fifty Years Since the Fall of Saigon
To mark 50 years since the Fall...
Judge Rules Outrage Claim in Boeing’s Door Blowout Case May Proceed
Seattle, WA – Today, a Washington Superior Court judge rejected Boeing’s attempt to dismiss claims for “outrage” brought by 38 passengers who were on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 when a door plug blew off in mid-flight early last year. The court also denied similar motions filed by Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems....
Boeing calls its 2015 safety press release “puffery” in an attempt to avoid more fraud charges.
Just days before Boeing struck a plea deal on a federal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners, it lashed out against fraud charges in the case of Berry et al v. Boeing et al brought by 37 passengers on flight 1282 who were injured when the 737...
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fatal Police Shooting of Beloved Father
Seattle, WA – Stritmatter Law filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of David Babcock against the City of Mount Vernon, City of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, and Officer Maxwell Rosser. The complaint alleges that the involved officers broke the law and ultimately used excessive force to shoot and...